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Hereditary spastic paraplegia, autosomal dominant
A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity is a state of increased muscle tone. Paraplegia refers to the legs (quadriplegia refers to both the arms and legs). In hereditary…
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Show more- Cancer, ovarian Cancer of the ovary, the egg sac of females. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths…
- Hemoglobin, carbon monoxide See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Blastomycosis Infection with a fungus called Blastomyces dermatitidis. The infection causes symptoms in about 50% of cases…
- Tendon, patellar See: Patellar tendon
- Encephalitis, arboviral See: Arboviral encephalitis
- Dystocia, shoulder See: Shoulder dystocia
- Gastroenterologic disease Any disease of the digestive system. Gastroenterologic disorders include Barrett's esophagus, bile duct…
- Morning-after pill A form of contraception used after rather than before sexual intercourse. Morning-after pills interfere with…
- Feet The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is…
- Antero- Prefix signifying before, earlier, front. From the Latin anterior meaning before
- Opportunistic infection An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular…
- FBLN5 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5